Mi Tierra Restaurant & Bakery Reviews


Saveur August/September 2003
The Capital of Tex-Mex by Coleman Andrews "Mi Tierra is a noisy, good-smelling, visually dizzying place, hung with thousands of Christmas lights. It's also one of the oldest, biggest, and best Tex-Mex restaurants in San Antonio, a city that can lay claim to being the Tex-Mex capital of the world."

Texas Monthly November 1999	Restaurant of the Century by Patricia Sharpe "Runner-up: Mi Tierra, which successfully mass-marketed Mexican food to San Antonio and had the good sense never to become a chain."

Citysearch.com	Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery By day a respectable place for families and power lunches, by night the last stop after bars and clubs close. The Scene Strings of colorful holiday lights hang from the ceiling all year-round — Mi Tierra carries the festive atmosphere of El Mercado indoors. The family-run restaurant is a downtown landmark. Tourists inevitably turn here for Mexican breakfasts. Late-night crowds are made up of locals who know that the restaurant never closes. The Food The menu reflects the standard San Antonio Tex-Mex fare: cheese, eggs, beans and lots of it. Mi Tierra may not boast the best Mexican food in town, but the tortillas are fresh, and overall it's a respectable introduction for the uninitiated. Don't forget that "bakery" is part of the official name for a reason. Stop by for above-average coffee and a pan dulce (such as a delicious pumpkin empanada). Get it to go and stroll through El Mercado.

San Antonio Express-News September 2001	Just because it's a 24-hour Tex-Mex joint that pulls in lots of tourists doesn't mean it can't be good. If the food and huge bakery counter don't cheer you up, Mi Tierra's year-round, Christmasy decor might.